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Wakamonotachi, Episode 1: “Shuppatsu”
- No.
- ST-00096
- Year
- 1966
- Broadcated
/Created by - フジテレビ
- Scriptwriter
- Yamanochi Hisashi others
- Format
- drama seriese
- Awards
- The Galaxy Award (3rd TV Fiction category)
- Overview
- Won the 3rd Galaxy Award in the fiction category. The five Sato siblings, Taro, Jiro, Saburo, Orie, and Suekichi, live in a town along the coast in Chiba. Having lost both their parents, they live by supporting one another. The siblings are faced with an array of problems related to entrance exams, employment, friendship, love, marriage, and so on. Despite these difficulties, the siblings keep moving forward vigorously... The theme song “Wakamonotachi” by the Broadside Four became a great hit. Initially, the series suffered from a low audience rating, but it garnered a higher audience rating and popularity with each episode. Broadcast of Episode 33: “Sayonara,” which depicted discrimination against Korean residents in Japan, was canceled due to the occurrence of the Heishintei Incident (an incident in 1966 where a fishing boat from North Korea secretly entered Japanese waters seeking asylum). All episodes, including the canceled Episode 33, were released as a DVD box set by Pony Canyon on October 15, 2008 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Fuji TV. A film adaptation was developed after the TV series ended, and a remake titled Wakamonotachi 2014 was released in 2014. The cast included Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima, and Tasuku Emoto.
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